Expect an all-electric Mini Cooper for 2019

Electric Mini is part of BMW's plans to eventually offer an electric drivetrain option for every model in its lineup

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Clayton Seams | July 25, 2017

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For 2019, the three-door Mini will be available with a purely electric drivetrain.

The decision stems from BMW wanting to offer electric drivetrains as an option on every single model in their lineup. In eight years, BMW expects electric models to make up between 15 and 25 per cent of its sales volume. BMW already has two dedicated factories for the electric components that make up the drivetrain.

The drivetrain will be made in either Dingolfling or Landshut, Germany, It will then be sent off to Mini’s factory in Oxford, England, for final assembly. By 2021, BMW also intends to produce the 5 and 7 Series plug-in hybrids alongisde the electric Mini in those two factories.